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then a look at wisconsin. after that the funeral for former senator and presidential candidate george mcgovern. now republican presidential candidate mitt romney in ames iowa for a speech on the economy on his economic plan. according to the latest polling average, president obama holds a % lead in this state. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ >> hello everybody, how are you doing? you live in iowa and you live in a battleground state. let me say that again because i don't think i've said that in all the years i've been in politics. we're a battleground state this year and that makes it very important. and i'm glad i have the opportunity to welcome the next president of the united states. and i know it's cool and you feel the chill but also you feel the momentum of romney being the next president of the united states. [applause] now you folks all know people who voted four years ago for president obama. you know that he promised partisanship and to reduce the deficit by half, that he was going to give us accountab
then a look at wisconsin. after that the funeral for former senator and presidential candidate george mcgovern. now republican presidential candidate mitt romney in ames iowa for a speech on the economy on his economic plan. according to the latest polling average, president obama holds a % lead in this state. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ >> hello everybody, how are you doing? you live in iowa and you live in a battleground state. let me say that again because i don't think i've said...
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and central wisconsin and western wisconsin. host: how does early voting factor into election day? guest: it is less than a factor in wisconsin that it is in the other states. it has been going, but not at the same level. it is technically known as absentee voting. the window for early voting is narrower now. it is also harder to track in wisconsin because we do not have registration by party. it is little more difficult. i did not think we can say with confidence to has the advantage in the early voting in wisconsin, but the early vote will be significant, but it will not be at the level of states like colorado. host: are voters required to show a photo i.d.? guest: a law was passed under republicans after they took power in 2010 to do that, but it has -- it is held up in court, said they will not be required to show photo id in the selection. host: what systems are in place within a state and what is used to make sure those systems are upheld? guest: optical scanners are the prevailing system in wisconsin. it has proven to be
and central wisconsin and western wisconsin. host: how does early voting factor into election day? guest: it is less than a factor in wisconsin that it is in the other states. it has been going, but not at the same level. it is technically known as absentee voting. the window for early voting is narrower now. it is also harder to track in wisconsin because we do not have registration by party. it is little more difficult. i did not think we can say with confidence to has the advantage in the...
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safeway would have many jobs in wisconsin. she voted for epa against a paper company of wisconsin. i find that really hard to believe, that any congressperson from wisconsin would do that. >> with move to a different topic. let's keep the focus on this one question. we're in the heart of milwaukee and there are people 1 mile away struggling. and there are people on farms throughout the state in rural areas struggling, have not had a job in a long time. what the proper role of government in terms of trying to deal with this problem of? of? or is it not really government's role? history ofok at the this community. it used to be a big industrial manufacturing center of the state. we have seen so many of the company's clothes or overseas. so that's partly why a big focus on making things again in america and making things again in wisconsin is key and what i would champion. we also have a skills gap. we have heard this from countless folks, a former ceo from this area has offered recommendations. a lot of the technical colleges across the state are working hard with business. to addres
safeway would have many jobs in wisconsin. she voted for epa against a paper company of wisconsin. i find that really hard to believe, that any congressperson from wisconsin would do that. >> with move to a different topic. let's keep the focus on this one question. we're in the heart of milwaukee and there are people 1 mile away struggling. and there are people on farms throughout the state in rural areas struggling, have not had a job in a long time. what the proper role of government...
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those are the county's to what in northeastern wisconsin and central wisconsin and western wisconsin, election day. >> how does early voting factor into election day? >> we do not have the same tradition. it is in growing but not the same level. technically known as in person absentee voting or mail absentee voting. the wendy a speedy the window -- the window it is a little more difficult. i cannot think we can say with confidence to us the advantage in the early voting in wisconsin. but the early vote will be significant but not at the label -- level of a state like colorado. >> are voters required to show i.d.? >> a law was passed under republicans after they took power in 2010 to do that but it has been held up in court. so they will not be required to show photo i.d. in this election. >> what are the systems in place within the state and what is used at the state level to make sure the systems are pals? >> optical scanners are the prevailing system. it has been proven to be pretty reliableit has proven to be a reliable system. it has held up during three counts we have had. that i
those are the county's to what in northeastern wisconsin and central wisconsin and western wisconsin, election day. >> how does early voting factor into election day? >> we do not have the same tradition. it is in growing but not the same level. technically known as in person absentee voting or mail absentee voting. the wendy a speedy the window -- the window it is a little more difficult. i cannot think we can say with confidence to us the advantage in the early voting in...
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i was in wisconsin creating jobs. i was an individual to help create jobs. >> we are going to move on. we appreciate that. we are moving to another issue that separates a voter and candidates alike. as we traveled the state, we discovered that the future of health care and medicare was at the forefront of their minds. >> healthcare is the most important issue for me. i work in health care. everyone should have access to health care regardless of income. >> care seems to matter to us the most, my husband and myself because he has health problems. >> i hear of so many people that are falling through the cracks, especially the elderly who cannot afford their medicine. >> medicare-medicaid need to be addressed. you have a baby boom coming. you will have enormous health care costs and needs. >> this is a question is specific to each candidate. we have heard the campaign commercials that feature both of you making statements about health care. governor thompson, you are quoted as saying, "who better than me to come up with
i was in wisconsin creating jobs. i was an individual to help create jobs. >> we are going to move on. we appreciate that. we are moving to another issue that separates a voter and candidates alike. as we traveled the state, we discovered that the future of health care and medicare was at the forefront of their minds. >> healthcare is the most important issue for me. i work in health care. everyone should have access to health care regardless of income. >> care seems to matter...
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when it comes to wisconsin, we are looking at 10 electoral votes. we're looking at an unemployment rate of 7.3%. guest: our job growth has been slower than the national average, slower than ohio. better than nevada at the other end of the spectrum. kind of in that gray area for president obama and for governor walker, we had a fierce debate over the recall of gov. walker. the economy and jobs were central to that debate. a lot of conflicting statistics. somewhat sluggish jobs growth. nothing that would disqualify a president or assure his reelection. how does the state breakdown? you have to look at our political history. wisconsin is a swing state and that is why we are talking about it. . a little misleading, though, because it is often extremely close and often very close to where the country is as a whole. where the country is as a whole.
when it comes to wisconsin, we are looking at 10 electoral votes. we're looking at an unemployment rate of 7.3%. guest: our job growth has been slower than the national average, slower than ohio. better than nevada at the other end of the spectrum. kind of in that gray area for president obama and for governor walker, we had a fierce debate over the recall of gov. walker. the economy and jobs were central to that debate. a lot of conflicting statistics. somewhat sluggish jobs growth. nothing...
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we need you to help us win wisconsin. because when we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you and may god protect our troops. thank you all so much. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan stopped at rally in lancaster, ohio for their first post debate appearance together and campaigned for about 40 minutes. >> fairfield, are you ready to win? we have to win, don't we folks. it's too important to our families to our community, to our country, we cannot afford another four years of barack obama. now, we all want to win and we have to win. but let me ask you something today. are you planning to do everything you possibly can in the next 25 days to ensure a victory here in the key state of ohio? are you willing to make phone calls for mitt? are you willing to go door to door for mitt? are you willing to put one of these signs in your yard for mitt? i need you to early vote, folks. go to your board of elections on monday morning.
we need you to help us win wisconsin. because when we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you and may god protect our troops. thank you all so much. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan stopped at rally in lancaster, ohio for their first post debate appearance together and campaigned for about 40 minutes. >> fairfield, are you ready...
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we need you to help us win wisconsin, because if we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you, and they got to may god protect our troops. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we have more coverage later this afternoon when republican presidential candidate and running mate speak at a campaign rally in lancaster, ohio. that is why this afternoon at 5:40 on c-span. watch and engage with c-span as the presidential candidate's face off in the second of their three debates. the preview begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern with the town hall debates beginning at 9:00. at 10:30, the post-debate coverage and your opportunity to react as we take your calls, females, and -- emails and tweets. follow online at c-span.org. c-span is bringing you live coverage of debate between now and november 6. tonight we will take it a california as the congressman faces the democratic challenger. it is the only televised debate for the thirty sixth congressional district. on wednesday, republican resident -- john gregg and libertarian candidate face of to be indiana's next governor. this deb
we need you to help us win wisconsin, because if we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you, and they got to may god protect our troops. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we have more coverage later this afternoon when republican presidential candidate and running mate speak at a campaign rally in lancaster, ohio. that is why this afternoon at 5:40 on c-span. watch and engage with c-span as the presidential candidate's face off in the second of their three debates. the...
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we need you to help us win wisconsin. if we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you, and make god protect our troops. thank you all so very much. thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ["the weight" plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ life"to get you inonto my plays] ♪ ♪ >> republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate also returned to the campaign trail following last night's debate. they stopped at a rally in lancaster, ohio for their first postseason appearance together. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ [cheers and applause] we have to win, don't we? it is too important to our families, to our communities, to our country. we cannot afford another four years of barack obama. now, we all want to win, and we have to win. let me ask you something today. are you planning to do everything you possibly can in the next 25 days to ensure a victory here in the key state of ohio? [cheers] are you willing to make phone calls for mitt? are you willing to go door to door for mitt? are you willing to put up one of these signs in your yard for mitt? i need you to early v
we need you to help us win wisconsin. if we win wisconsin, we win this election. god bless you, and make god protect our troops. thank you all so very much. thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ["the weight" plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ life"to get you inonto my plays] ♪ ♪ >> republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate also returned to the campaign trail following last night's debate. they stopped at a rally in lancaster, ohio for their first postseason appearance...
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. >> vice-president biden and his wife in wisconsin at the university of wisconsin. it is the vice president's first campaign stop. it is about half an hour. ♪ >> hello, everyone. it is great to be here today. how about the kentucky debate? didn't keep you - -he do -- he do great last night? i am so proud of him. last night, i saw somebody that truly understands what is going on in people's lives. someone with the heart and experience. and someone that showed us be clear picture of the choice in this election. it is my pleasure to turn this over to someone that has been fighting hard for america that we want to live in. somebody not afraid to roll up his sleeves haagto keep moving s country forward. joe biden. [applause] >> hello, university of wisconsin! good to see you all. good to see you all. with your permission, i would like asked the guy that can throw a hell of a pass, the great congressmen. are you there? come out, ron. i needed a passport to get into town. let me begin by thanking you. i know all of you have been waiting. thank you for waiting. i am sorry
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it matters to the man in wisconsin i spoke with a few days ago and he used to have a job at there are 25 an hour with benefits and now has one at $8 an hour without benefits. it matters to the college student with $20,000 of student debt who now learns she'll be paying for $50,000 in government debt. a burden that will put the american dream beyond the reach of oh so many. achild that can't go to school because the union that funds it oppose the school choice t. president's campaign slogan is this, forward. but for 23 million americans struggling to find a good job, these last four years feel like backward. we can't afford four more years like the last four years. this election is about big things, like the education of our children, the value of our homes, the take home pay from our jobs, the price for the gasoline we buy and the choices we have in our healthcare. it's about the big things that determine those things, like the growth of the economy, the strength of our military, our dependence on foreign oil and america's leadership in the world. president obama frequently reminds us
it matters to the man in wisconsin i spoke with a few days ago and he used to have a job at there are 25 an hour with benefits and now has one at $8 an hour without benefits. it matters to the college student with $20,000 of student debt who now learns she'll be paying for $50,000 in government debt. a burden that will put the american dream beyond the reach of oh so many. achild that can't go to school because the union that funds it oppose the school choice t. president's campaign slogan is...
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i've met them in appleton, wisconsin, i met a young woman in philadelphia for this coming out of college, can find work. ann was with someone just the other day who was the sweeping about not being able to get work. it's just a tragedy in a nation so prosperous as ours that these last four years have been so hard. and that is why it is so critical that we make america once again the most attractive place in world to start businesses, to build jobs, to grow the economy. and that is not going to happen by just hire teachers. look, i love teachers and i'm happy to have states and communities that want to hire teachers do that. by the way, i don't like the fedor the government start pushing its way deeper and deeper into our schools. let the states and localities do that. i was a governor. the federal government did not hire our teachers. but i want to get our private sector going, and i know how to do it. >> i think what all the teachers. javelin, thank you so much for a very vigorous debate. we've come to an end. it's time for closing statements. i believe you are first, mr. president. >>
i've met them in appleton, wisconsin, i met a young woman in philadelphia for this coming out of college, can find work. ann was with someone just the other day who was the sweeping about not being able to get work. it's just a tragedy in a nation so prosperous as ours that these last four years have been so hard. and that is why it is so critical that we make america once again the most attractive place in world to start businesses, to build jobs, to grow the economy. and that is not going to...
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scott walker of wisconsin, gov. kasich of ohio -- the teachers, nurses, women working in the public sector have lost their jobs due to the failure of commitment for the federal government to give money to the states in this time of crisis, which president obama supported. but you know, i think you'd see independent women, as i said before, a growing block of women, not just progressives or democrats, democratic women, who do worry about the fact that their daughter, for example, might not have access to planned parenthood, which, by the way, is really about women's health, mammograms, and not just these hot-button issues of reproductive choice. so i do think the independent women voters are the canary in the coal mined in terms of the seeing a republican party that is not hospitable or open to women's health rights, and linked to that in order to control your economic destiny you need to control your health. host: michael is a political science major. >> i will begin with the article that ran on "the nation" front-
scott walker of wisconsin, gov. kasich of ohio -- the teachers, nurses, women working in the public sector have lost their jobs due to the failure of commitment for the federal government to give money to the states in this time of crisis, which president obama supported. but you know, i think you'd see independent women, as i said before, a growing block of women, not just progressives or democrats, democratic women, who do worry about the fact that their daughter, for example, might not have...
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i was speaking to a guy from waukesha wisconsin. there is a wisconsonite. he got $23 plus benefit, now he can only find $8 without benefits. people in this country are having hard times unde the presidents economic policy. we've had four debates. there is no agenda. the president can't lay anything out except going down the same road. i call it, "forewarned." we know where this road heads. i actually have a plan. i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. it has five parts. number one. we take advantage of oil, coal, and natural gas. >> two, we will open more trade, with latin america. latin america is an enormous economy. if nations cheat in trade, we will stop them. we have to label those who are cheating for what they are. and make sure our training programs work for today. and number four, number five we champion small business. [applause] and all this -- all this is going to happen because we'll do something spoken about in campaign after campaign but not done. i will work with democrats. we have to find a way to work with people. democrats and repub
i was speaking to a guy from waukesha wisconsin. there is a wisconsonite. he got $23 plus benefit, now he can only find $8 without benefits. people in this country are having hard times unde the presidents economic policy. we've had four debates. there is no agenda. the president can't lay anything out except going down the same road. i call it, "forewarned." we know where this road heads. i actually have a plan. i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. it has five parts. number...
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we saw that in madison, wisconsin. in all reality, the enthusiasm level for the president among younger voters, while they still prefer him, he hasn't picked up young people support, that excitement level is down from where it was four years ago. the obama campaign is worried about it. a major part of that coalition was college campuses like ohio state. they have to get a shot of energy and that is why we see them in ohio. >> you are a native of california. you are singing -- seeing california is not in the mix except the president there raising money. what is it like for you? >> is great to be in a state where you see presidential candidates campaigning. because of the electoral college system, most of the country nowadays, a small number of states that gets virtually all the attention. we are either the beneficiaries or the victims of that depending on their perspective. you can't turn on the tv without seeing a campaign advertisement including many presidential ads. you can barely walk across the street without bein
we saw that in madison, wisconsin. in all reality, the enthusiasm level for the president among younger voters, while they still prefer him, he hasn't picked up young people support, that excitement level is down from where it was four years ago. the obama campaign is worried about it. a major part of that coalition was college campuses like ohio state. they have to get a shot of energy and that is why we see them in ohio. >> you are a native of california. you are singing -- seeing...
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i met a couple in amton, wisconsin. and they said we're thinking of dropping our insurance. we can't afford it. and the number of small businesses i've gone to that are dropping insurance because they can't afford it. the cost of health care is just prohibitive. and we've got to deal with cost. and unfortunately when you look at obamacare, the congressional budget office has said it will cost $2,500 a year more than traditional insurance. so it's adding to costs. and as a matter of fact, when the president ran for office he said that by the year he would have brought down the cost of insurance for each family by $2,500 a fam lifment instead it's gone up by that amount. so it's expensive. expensive things hurt families. second reason, you cut $716 billion from medicare to pay for it. i want to put that money back in medicare for our seniors. number three, it puts in place an unelected board that's going to tell people ultimately what kind of treatments they can have. i don't like that idea. fourth, there was a survey done of small businesses across the country said what's bee
i met a couple in amton, wisconsin. and they said we're thinking of dropping our insurance. we can't afford it. and the number of small businesses i've gone to that are dropping insurance because they can't afford it. the cost of health care is just prohibitive. and we've got to deal with cost. and unfortunately when you look at obamacare, the congressional budget office has said it will cost $2,500 a year more than traditional insurance. so it's adding to costs. and as a matter of fact, when...
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it is a term that has often been demonized by governors, like governor scott walker of wisconsin. you see independent women, as i said before the you see a growing block of women, not as progressive democrat who do worry about how their daughter may not have access to planned parenthood. that is really about women's health, mammograms, and other health issues. not just these hot-button issues of reproductive choices. i think the independent women voters will make the difference in seeing a party that is not hospitable to women's health rights and linked to that, as i said, in order to control your economic destiny. host: the last didn't from miami, a senior political science member -- major. caller: i guess i will and where we began on that article about the 1%. i wanted to rescue -- ask you how judicial nominations have gone by the wayside and why it is not look that by only four presidential candidates but also senatorial candidates. host: -- guest: president obama has not been as in days with putting forward judges. by the way, the supreme court today may be years 2% of cases i
it is a term that has often been demonized by governors, like governor scott walker of wisconsin. you see independent women, as i said before the you see a growing block of women, not as progressive democrat who do worry about how their daughter may not have access to planned parenthood. that is really about women's health, mammograms, and other health issues. not just these hot-button issues of reproductive choices. i think the independent women voters will make the difference in seeing a...
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i met them in wisconsin. i met a young woman in philadelphia coming out of college, cannot find work. ann was with someone the other day week -- beeping about not being able to get work. it is a tragedy it into a nation as prosperous as ours. -- in a nation as prosperous as ours. it is critical to build jobs, growth the economy. not one of how ben by hiring teachers. i left teachers-- that is not going to happen by hiring teachers. i love that teachers. -- teachers. i was a governor. the federal government did not hire our teachers. i want to get our private sector covering -- growing. >> i think we all left teachers. the gentleman, thank you so much for a vigorous the date. we have come to the end. it is time for closing statements. >> thank you very much. bob, governor romney. you have now heard three debate three months of campaigning in a way to many tv commercials. now you have a choice. over the last four years, we have made real progress digging our way out the policies that give us two prolong wars, r
i met them in wisconsin. i met a young woman in philadelphia coming out of college, cannot find work. ann was with someone the other day week -- beeping about not being able to get work. it is a tragedy it into a nation as prosperous as ours. -- in a nation as prosperous as ours. it is critical to build jobs, growth the economy. not one of how ben by hiring teachers. i left teachers-- that is not going to happen by hiring teachers. i love that teachers. -- teachers. i was a governor. the...